Key Facts about Philippines

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Recently, an offshore earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck Cebu province in central Philippines.

About Philippines

• Location: It is an island country of Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean.
• It shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the west, Taiwan to the north, Palau to the east, and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south.
• Water Bodies: It is surrounded by the South China (north and west); Philippine Sea (east); Celebes Sea (south); and by the Sulu Sea to the (southwest). 
• Highest Point: Mount Apo.
• Major Rivers: Cagayan River (Philippines’ longest river), Mindanao, Agusan etc.
• Volcano: Mayon Volcano, one of the most active in the country.
• Climate: Tropical and monsoonal.
• Major Lake: Laguna de Bay
• Natural resources: Timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper
• The Philippines is the third-largest producer of geothermal energy globally, after the United States and Indonesia.
• World Heritage Site: The Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park site in the Philippines is inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999.
• Capital city: Manila

Source: IE

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